Songs About Jane

troubling graphic memoir which has extensive prose and one of the breathtaking illustrations. The book talks about the desertions and life which is termed as being ephemeral and fleeting, lacking ambitions. It is among one of the modern graphic novel which has been involved in incorporating actual photographs in the presentation of the nonfiction graphic memoirs. It is a memoir that communicates about loss, love, and confrontation of the grief. During the time when Kristen Radtke was in the…

Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, is a love story that provides insight into the social manners of two people and follows them as they gradually change into better individuals. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet live in a society in which social status plays a large role in relationships, and before they can experience love together, Darcy and Elizabeth must investigate their own flaws and overcome the pride and prejudice instilled in them. Their relationship and marriage is an…

word choice of "averred" shows their selfishness, deciding the rightfulness of the action based on how it benefits them. The whole quote is exemplary of the poet's message because it shows the original thoughts of the crew, all of who do not care about the preservation of this part of nature. Another example of diction revealing the author's message is when the mariner has remorse for killing the Albatross and is admiring the water-snakes. He says, "O happy living things! no tongue / Their…

he Future is determined by one’s action in the present, So when given a chance to look at the future, people will want to come back to the present, and change their actions for a better future. In the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the main character, is a wicked and grumpy man to start with. As four ghost visits him, with the ghost of future as the most influential, Scrooge becomes a caring, joyful man. While the all the ghosts are important in the development of…

Do you know a story that is told from much different point of views with the same meaning behind it? Cinderella, the story about a young orphan child who goes to live with her evil stepmother and stepsisters, is one of those various stories. Although there are stories told alike, many are also told differently. In the French story told by Charles Perrault, “Cinderella; or The Little Glass Slipper”, Cinderella forgives her stepsisters for all the misery they caused her and allowed them to live in…

is safe, she collapses because her empathy for Mr. McCartney in this situation is immense. Evelina’s response to the complex emotions she feels for Mr. McCartney in this desperate situation illustrates the lessons she learned from Reverend Villars about sensibility and her responsibility to employ it as a member of society. Overall in this situation, Evelina not only expresses empathy and…

lived vicariously through her husband and prided herself in her spouse’s accomplishments. While talking to her friend, Mrs. Linde, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Just fancy, my husband has been made the manager of the Bank!” (Ibsen 17) While thinking about the large amount of…

he had a secret; a secret that would be revealed on their wedding day. When found out by the heroine, this discovery would leave her utterly distraught and with no choice but to flee to the country. This is the situation that is faced by Jane Eyre in the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Eventually, it is discovered that the man, Edward Rochester was already married. He was married to Bertha Mason, a Creole woman whom he married when he was much younger. This relationship began when his…

well-known for promoting modernism and feminism. While To The Lighthouse is the signature piece from Woolf, it mainly talks about the lives of the Ramsays during wartimes, with their journeys towards a lighthouse as the main plot line of the novel. In this novel, Woolf tried to use the stream of consciousness to show personalities of different characters, and express her views about feminism and humanity. According to Humphrey, the term “Stream of consciousness” is coined by William James and…

Margaret Atwood is a well-known Canadian author who uses several aspects in her writing to successfully inform her audience. Atwood has written several award-winning novels such and “The Handmaids Tale” and “Alias Grace”. Both of these novels are important because Atwood uses her writing to show the importance of Women’s rights and equality. In both novels, Atwood uses a female as the main character and shows the unfair treatment of women in both books. While “The Handmaids Tale” is set in the…